Improvement in awnings for cars



J. HQ MONCI]l` Street' Car Awning. 1o:105,829. Patented July 26, 1870.

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Leners Patent No. 105,829, dazed July 26, 1870.

To4 all whom/"it may concern: I

`Be it known that I, JAMES H. MONGE, of New `York city, in the `countyof New York and State lof'` N ew- York, have inventedr certain new anduseful Im`v provements in Awnings" for Street Horse-Gars, for

protecting the animals from the rays of the sun, and

alsopthem and the` driver from the storms,&c; and

the following' is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being ing-drawing making -whichlFigure 1 represents aside viewof' a 4'street horsecarwith the awning attached.

i Figure 2 shows aplan or top view of the car with the awning attached.`

Figure 3 representsau enlarged view, in section, of..

`the, frame or extension-rods having right and left screw-threads andbuckle-joint for coupling together and elongating the frame.

Figure 4 shows an end view ofthe top of alear, the lower portionbroke-profi, showing the cord for shifting .the awning.

The objectl of my invention is to protect horses or other animalswhcnattached to street-cars and other vehicles from the excessive rays pfthe sun in the hot i season, and from rain, sleet, and snow in winter, p

My invention consists' of simply constructing a frame of poles or rodsot metal, so arranged as to besecured to theftopA of a streetear,express, or other. covered wagon, carriage, vor top vehicle, in suchv ai manner that it can he covered withV canvas or material impervious towater, and so attached with staples,

loops, rings, or thimbles, that it .will allow the rods of the frame toslide on the edges of ,the top so as 4'to gather up and compress thecoveringintoa small compass and also, in the means provided for shiftingthe Vframe, so as to spread an awning at either en d of a f`horse-car;---and the method `of coupling the frame rods so that theframe can be elongated at pleasure,

the packed against the top orcovering of a car or any other toppedvehicle to which it is applicable, at such tiinesas notnecessary to bespread to ward oli' the sun or, storms. v To enable others to make anduse my invention I will describe it lnrein detail, referring tothe-drawing andto the letters of referencemarked thereon.

All ofthe figures in` the drawing represent and but my-invention ispertain to a streetfhorse-car;

` designed toclnbrace all vehicles drawn hy horses, to

which it can be attached.

Arepreseuts the body of anycar or carriage which has a substantial top,B.

At the top corners, a a, either on the outside or in, are secured, byloops, rings, or staples, b l), sliding rods, of wood ori metal, C G,which maybe connected Y had to the accompany-- a part of thisspecification, in Y awnings closely Y at their outer ends to form aframe, C', for support,

ing a covering of canvas, D, oil or rubber-cloth, which is provided withloops or rings to secure it to the rods O C in such -a manner that itcan be gathered or reefed up against the end ofthe top B, or spread outto its fullest capacity by the action of' a small cord, d, secured tothe frameU', and passing over a sheave or pulley, e, secured underthetop B in inconvenient place.

When applied to horse-cars on which thehorses are changed at each end ofthe route, it is necessary to' have an'awnng at both ends, so arrangedand connected together that one eanbe opened or spread out at the sametine 'tl1e other is closed,y or bot-hbe reefed.

To effect this the two frames may be connected together by 'anyconvenient-kind of coupling-boxes, E E, or sockets, into which the lrodsO C are fitted, so that, vby reeling one of the awnings i-D,l the otherwill be spread out. v l v This is easily elected by the driver pullingon the cord d, `which is within hisl reach, as he stopsvat the terminusof his route.

The Vframe-rods C C may be provided with right and left screw-threads,jf, and a long tube, F, forming'a buckle-jointcouplingto secure theframes together, so that the frames can be cntmcted or elongated, as maybe desired, (see iig. 3). A

It will readily be seen that au awning for the protection of horsesworking in harness, for the purposes as above described, can' beconstructed cheaply, and

` easily applied to any topped or ,covered vehicle, and

will not be in the way ot' anything when reefed .or closed up, isreadily spread out when required, and will be a great relief to theanimals as well as to their drivers under the scorching rays of thesummers sun, and also when they are obliged to be worked in severestorms'ofrain, sleet, and snow. l

The edge of the awning D may be secured to the top B by spring'snaps orhooks, iii, so that the awning and frame can be easily taken off andlaid up at seasons when not required, and it can be replaced at any timein a few minutes and ready for use, the loops or staples for the slidesin their place. Y

What I claim my improvement in awningsV for railroad cars or othervehicles '1s- So `arranging the awning D D upon either end of thevehicle A, thatit may be changed to serve as a protection on either endfor the horse or the driver, inthe manner shown and" described.

` JAS. H. MONCE.

Witnesses:

` J. B. WOODRUFF,

EDM. F. BROWN.

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